51 Worldwide Games

sligeach · 26-03-2020 4:33pm #1

51 Worldwide Games

Release date: 05/06/2020
Price: €39.99

Tabletop classics from around the world come together in 51 Worldwide Games on Nintendo Switch!

Mancala
Hanafuda
Backgammon
Renegade
Draughts
President
Dominoes
Speed
Hare and Hounds
Blackjack
Four-in-a-Row
Chess
Shogi
Mini Shogi
Ludo
Riichi Mahjong
Sevens
Golf
Darts
Texas Hold’em
Nine Men’s Morris
Air Hockey
War
Carrom
Chinese Checkers
Yacht Dice
Takoyaki
Billiards
Hex
Spider Solitaire
Gomoku
Matching
Bowling
Shooting Gallery
Slot Cars
Dots and Boxes
Hit and Blow
Pig’s Tail
Mahjong Solitaire
Last Card
Fishing
Klondike Solitaire
Toy Tennis
Toy Football
Toy Curling
Toy Boxing
Toy Baseball
Battle Tanks
Team Tanks
Sliding Puzzle
6-Ball Puzzle

Phew, that's 51 games! There are many ways to play them. Some games are multiplayer, including options for up to four people, playing via local wireless, and in some cases, online play is supported, too.

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/51-Worldwide-Games-1748086.html

51 Worldwide Games - Reveal trailer (Nintendo Switch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tZkbBFX9_4

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2tZkbBFX9_4

Mr E · 26-03-2020 4:42pm

I think that'll be a hidden gem. I like the look of it.

sligeach · 26-03-2020 5:03pm

It took a while, but 51 Worldwide Games started life on the Wii U.

blockfighter · 26-03-2020 8:31pm

Will definitely be picking this up. Will be great for journeys and holidays with the other half. And good for quick matches with mates online.

Mr E · 26-03-2020 9:01pm

I read that this game has a version of download play too. One game, multiple Switches. I think that's a first for the Switch.

CastorTroy · 26-03-2020 9:06pm

Would be a great cart to release now.

nintendoo · 26-03-2020 10:58pm

Looks decent enough and yep - it'll be very popular due to that auld virus.

Also, making me think that Nintendo should/could release a Switch Sports and it would do incredibly well.

Basically, Nintendo and Switch own the locked down family video game landscape. Local play / couch play ...

sligeach · 27-03-2020 2:46am

Some of the games and assets in 51 Worldwide Games look very familiar to older existing games we've seen before. And I was looking through the video, paused at the golf game and said "I wonder if they've lifted this straight from Wii Sports?" Sure enough, they did. And Wii Sports copied Golf on the NES.

CiDeRmAn · 27-03-2020 9:10am

sligeach wrote: »

It took a while, but 51 Worldwide Games started life on the Wii U.

In fairness, it's an update to the DS game Club-House Games/ 42 All-Time Classics.
That they considered an update for the WiiU isn't surprising, if that's what it is.
Otherwise it's just a new game in an existing franchise, that started on the Nintendo DS.

sligeach · 27-03-2020 11:19am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

In fairness, it's an update to the DS game Club-House Games/ 42 All-Time Classics.
That they considered an update for the WiiU isn't surprising, if that's what it is.
Otherwise it's just a new game in an existing franchise, that started on the Nintendo DS.

That gif was just a joke. The image of Othello on Switch reminded me of the first Wii U concept trailer. They never did anything with it.

I'm aware that a lot of these games were in Clubhouse Games/42 All-time Classics, a 2006 DS game. So much of this is copy and paste, with a lick of HD paint. The Golf image shows that they wouldn't even design new holes. Sure, there could be some, but it's a mini-game, and it's very doubtful that they're going all out. This is €40, a huge chunk of them are free on mobile and forgettable. And then others like Bowling, Shooting Gallery, Golf, the 2 Tank games, etc are lifted from Wii titles. It could be worse, some look like they could be a lot of fun, though only a few can be played online.

Retr0gamer · 27-03-2020 11:57am

And to play devil's Advocate Clubhouse Games/42 All-time Classics is utterly fantastic on the DS and a real hidden gem to keep you entertained for hours. An update of it on the Switch is more than welcome. You can dismiss this as mobile games but they are far better designed than mobile shovelware, you get a huge amount of content and you've also got fantastic local multiplayer support.

CiDeRmAn · 27-03-2020 1:21pm

sligeach wrote: »

That gif was just a joke. The image of Othello on Switch reminded me of the first Wii U concept trailer. They never did anything with it.

I'm aware that a lot of these games were in Clubhouse Games/42 All-time Classics, a 2006 DS game. So much of this is copy and paste, with a lick of HD paint. The Golf image shows that they wouldn't even design new holes. Sure, there could be some, but it's a mini-game, and it's very doubtful that they're going all out. This is €40, a huge chunk of them are free on mobile and forgettable. And then others like Bowling, Shooting Gallery, Golf, the 2 Tank games, etc are lifted from Wii titles. It could be worse, some look like they could be a lot of fun, though only a few can be played online.

No, I don't think so.
The original pack had enough content that there were always enough games to appeal and enough ways to play them that made them fun, alone or with friends.
It's absolutely part of the mission statement of the Switch and is going to be a worthy purchase for lots of people out there, in particular parents and older people in the household.
It might not appeal to you, but it's going to appeal to a lot of people.

Mr E · 27-03-2020 1:43pm

A Day 1 purchase for me. The 42 pack on the DS was superb, very polished and packed with charm. This looks like more of the same (plus 9).

CiDeRmAn · 27-03-2020 2:15pm

Mr E wrote: »

A Day 1 purchase for me. The 42 pack on the DS was superb, very polished and packed with charm. This looks like more of the same (plus 9).

Same here, I'm trying to decide on digital vs physical, because I imagine I'll be playing it all the time, but I love a physical cart...

manual_man · 27-03-2020 2:42pm

Are there good tutorials for the games? I wouldn't know how to play a good lot of the games on it

Mr E · 27-03-2020 2:45pm

Too early to say. We will know more closer to the release date.

CiDeRmAn · 27-03-2020 4:28pm

Hmm...

imagine, if you will, a whole deck of cards, with Amiibo functionality... not sure what good they'd be but... might be interesting, coupled with this game...

Corholio · 28-03-2020 12:46am

The DS game was a proper gem. Will be great to have it in HD with a bigger screen. One of those 'party' games that's legitimately unfair to class it as just that.

sligeach · 03-05-2020 1:08pm

9 New Details We Learned in Clubhouse Games: 51! (Wii Bowling Strikes Back?! - Analysis)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdTacasYF6s

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qdTacasYF6s

If you're interested in this game then I heavily recommend watching this video as it features a tonne of new information, e.g like an additional bonus mini-game of sorts and what games can be played online, in multiplayer and single player only.

CiDeRmAn · 03-05-2020 1:11pm

Dang, and I was waiting for a ton of new information...
Ah well...

sligeach · 19-05-2020 10:09pm

All about Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - Nintendo Switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-DsOVUYxXw

https://youtube.com/watch?v=I-DsOVUYxXw

Tom Mann Centuria · 21-05-2020 9:40am

Few Wii Play games getting an airing as well then.

Mr E · 21-05-2020 10:50am

Looks like a brilliant bundle. Bargain for €40 too (or about €32 in SA)

Fysh · 21-05-2020 10:58am

The idea of expanding the Scalextric non-trademarked racecar game across multiple Switch screens is cute, but I wonder how many other games will be able to meaningfully make use of that.

Local multiplayer across multiple devices with one copy of the game is a nice touch.

sligeach · 22-05-2020 4:36pm

https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1262745110111940608

Featuring lifelike reactions.

Edit: Actually this is a far funnier reaction and more appropriate given Jerry Stiller's recent passing. Arthur was hilarious.